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| Title | McDaniel, Orville - Interview and Memoir |
| Subject |
Afro-Americans American Legion Chauffeurs Churches Depression, 1929 Farms and Farming Grace African Methodist Evangelical Church, Springfield (Ill.) Methodists Ohio Race Discrimination Religious Life Works Progress Administration (WPA) World War, 1939-1945 |
| Description | McDaniel recalls life in Springfield: childhood, Depression, church experiences, Grace African Methodist Evanglical Church (later United Methodist Church); race relations, segregation, and race discrimination; American Legion activities; and work experiences. Also discusses employment and discrimination at jobs in East St. Louis, Kansas City, Memphis, Mississippi, and Ohio at a steel company, paper mill, coal mine, riverboat, highway crew, and the railroad. |
| Creator | McDaniel, Orville (1904-1985) |
| Contributing Institution | Oral History Collection, Archives/Special Collections, University of Illinois at Springfield |
| Contributors | McPherson, Reverend Negil L. [interviewer] |
| Date | 1974 |
| Type | text; sound |
| Digital Format | PDF; MP3 |
| Identifier | M141 |
| Language | en |
| Relation | BLACK COMMUNITY PROJECT |
| Rights | © Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. For permission to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use this material, please contact: Archives/Special Collections, University of Illinois at Springfield, One University Plaza, MS BRK 140, Springfield IL 62703-5407. Phone: (217) 206-6520. http://library.uis.edu/archives/index.html |
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| Title | Orville McDaniel Memoir |
| Source | Orville McDaniel Memoir.pdf |
| Rights | © Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. For permission to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use this material, please contact: Archives/Special Collections, University of Illinois at Springfield, One University Plaza, MS BRK 140, Springfield IL 62703-5407. Phone: (217) 206-6520. http://library.uis.edu/archives/index.html |